Simone Gordon, The Black Fairy Godmother Interview (Episode 75)

Nick Egan is a religion scholar, sought-after speaker, and an executive and business coach focusing on helping individuals and organizations maximize their potential and improve their leadership skills while improving their personal and professional development. He is the author of Shift: The Art of Transforming Limitations, a book that shares stories and insight on overcoming obstacles and challenges through intentional shifts in your mindset. He has helped countless organizational leaders and entrepreneurs to transform their mindset, dismantle mental limitations, and reclaim their freedom, flexibility, and success. Nick joins me today to discuss why he believes our thoughts and emotions are similar and why he compares emotions to firecrackers. We discuss the importance of embracing our thoughts and emotions and the negative spiral that is created by suppressing them. We also discuss Nick’s perspective on using meditation to embrace your emotions, why some people find it difficult to see positive results from meditation, and why Nick believes life is like an ‘endless knot of discovery.’ “Emotion is essentially a thought that you can feel.” – Nick Egan This week on The School for Good Living Podcast: Why Nick compares our emotions to firecrackers and the connection between our thoughts and our emotionsThe importance of embracing your emotions instead of suppressing themUsing meditation to embrace your emotionsHow the practice of mindfulness has evolved over the yearsWhy Nick believes life is like an endless knot of discoveryTravel hacks he has learned throughout his traveling experiencesWhy he began drinking black teaOne thing Nick wishes every American knew more aboutThe importance of being gentle with yourself and those around youWhy leverage and amortization are the two most important financial lesson he has learned The moment he decided to write his book: Shift: The Art of Transforming LimitationsThe creative process Nick used to publish his book and where he seeks inspiration for his written workNick’s advice for aspiring authors to get your creative projects over the finish lineNick’s opinion of the qualities of a great sentence and how writers can create more of themResources Mentioned: **The School for Good Living may receive commissions for purchases made through Amazon links in this post. Shift: The Art of Transforming Limitations by Nick EganThe Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness by Yongey Mingyur RinpocheThe Heart Sutra by Red Pine Connect with Nick Egan: Nick Egan Official WebsiteNick Egan’s BlogNick Egan on LinkedInWhere Is Nirvana? Nick Egan at TEDxSonomaCountyThis episode is sponsored by Nexus IT Consultants Nexus IT Consultants offers world-class IT support and solutions to help companies of all sizes manage their information technology. Through hyper-responsive, white-glove IT support and services, Nexus IT can handle basic tasks like IT monitoring and maintenance to the more complex projects like digital transformation. To learn more about the services offered at Nexus IT and to schedule your free comprehensive consultation, visit NexusITC.net Subscribe, Rate & Share! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the School for Good Living Podcast, with your host, Bryan Miller. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave us a rating and review. Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. And be sure to share your favorite episodes with your friends and colleagues on social media to inspire others to improve their lives and reach their full potential.The post 65. Nick Egan – Breaking Free of Our Perspective Prisons Part 2 first appeared on School for Good Living Podcasts.

Nick Egan is a sought-after speaker, coach, and author of Shift: The Art of Transforming Limitations, a book to help readers improve their organizational leadership skills as well as personal and professional development. Through Nick’s coaching, training, and seminars, he has helped countless organizational leaders to dismantle mental limitations and reclaim their freedom and flexibility to achieve success using his understanding of positive psychology and Buddhist philosophy. Nick holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a Master’s degree in Comparative Religion, and a Ph. D. in Buddhist Philosophy. Nick joins me today to share how he discovered Zen and Buddhist practices and why it appealed to him. We explore how we often become the prisoner of our own perspectives and how we can liberate ourselves from these prisons. Nick shares strategies and practices we can use to transform our limitations and explains how we can use our thoughts and emotions to diminish the adverse impact of disempowering emotions. Nick also shares what inspired him to write his book, Shift: The Art of Transforming Limitations, and the lessons and insight he hopes readers will gain from it. “If we truly understand our own minds – our own hearts – then there really is no fear to be had.” – Nick Egan This week on The School for Good Living Podcast: Why Nick believes life is about discovering who we truly areNick’s unique childhood and upbringing and how it has impacted his perspective and views todayHow he discovered Zen and why studying and practicing it appealed to himHow his spiritual inquiry and learning journey has evolvedWhat inspired him to write his book and the insight he hopes his readers will gain from itWhat the tigers on the cover of his book symbolizeWhy he believes many people are trapped in their experience through the telling of their story and what it means to be the prisoner of your own perspectiveHow to change the narrative of your story to liberate yourself from the prison of your own perspectivesThe power of the stories we tell ourselves and how they impact our beliefsThe importance of viewing obstacles and adversities as new opportunitiesIdentifying what gives you the power to be what you want and the bridge you need to cross to get thereResources Mentioned: **The School for Good Living may receive commissions for purchases made through Amazon links in this post. Shift: The Art of Transforming Limitations by Nick EganThe Obstacle Is The Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan HolidayConnect with Nick Egan: Nick Egan Official WebsiteNick Egan’s BlogNick Egan on LinkedInThis episode is sponsored by Nexus IT Consultants Nexus IT Consultants offers world-class IT support and solutions to help companies of all sizes manage their information technology. Through hyper-responsive, white-glove IT support and services, Nexus IT can handle basic tasks like IT monitoring and maintenance to the more complex projects like digital transformation. To learn more about the services offered at Nexus IT and to schedule your free comprehensive consultation, visit NexusITC.net Subscribe, Rate & Share! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the School for Good Living Podcast, with your host, Bryan Miller. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave us a rating and review. Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. And be sure to share your favorite episodes with your friends and colleagues on social media to inspire others to improve their lives and reach their full potential.The post 64. Nick Egan – Breaking Free of Our Perspective Prisons Part 1 first appeared on School for Good Living Podcasts.

Jennifer Egan is the author of several novels and a short story collection. Her book, A Visit From the Goon Squad, won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times book prize. Also a journalist, she has written frequently in the New York Times Magazine. Her newest novel is Manhattan Beach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Egan returns to Accelerated Culture this week to discuss his storied career as an award-winning director of music videos. This week, he shares with us behind-the-scenes tales about working with Duran Duran, Alanis Morissette, and Oasis. Want to know what happened when Nick and two A-list rock stars went to Disneyland? Download this episode now to find out! You can view Nick’s incredible portfolio of work at nickegan.com. If you like the music featured in this episode, be sure to listen to our complete Episode 35 playlist on Spotify.